The colour of death – Scheele’s green
Scheele’s green, a pigment based on copper arsenite, gained great popularity in the Victorian era, despite its high toxicity.
Read Moreby Iva Dragun | May 2, 2025
Scheele’s green, a pigment based on copper arsenite, gained great popularity in the Victorian era, despite its high toxicity.
Read Moreby Iva Dragun | Jan 31, 2025
Learning can be a very exhausting process, but scientific research shows that certain methods have a better impact on long-term memory and are therefore more effective than other methods.
Read Moreby Lana Tušek | Jan 25, 2025
We hear of young and healthy athletes suffering various accidents and life-threatening complications – some unexplained, some obvious, and some the result of multiple factors leading to conditions such as thrombosis. Why is this the case?
Read Moreby Tonka Mateljak | Jan 22, 2025
Cheese is one of the most beloved foods for many people. What is it about cheese that makes it so irresistible? Can it cause addiction?
Read Moreby Iva Dragun | Dec 31, 2024
The fairytale about the princess and the frog is being explored through the toxicology perspective, speculating the possibility that hallucinogenic O-methyl bufotenin in the frog’s poison could explain the “magic“ behind the transformation of a frog into a prince. Even though this is only mere speculation, it serves as a fusion of the scientific world and fairytales that encourage new, intriguing understandings of classical stories.
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